- briar brier
- noun
1 (C, U) a wild bush with prickly branches2 (C) a tobacco pipe made from a briar
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brier — briar, brier Both spellings are used of two distinct words, meaning respectively a prickly bush and a type of wood (or a pipe made from it). The preferred spelling for both words is briar … Modern English usage
briar — briar, brier Both spellings are used of two distinct words, meaning respectively a prickly bush and a type of wood (or a pipe made from it). The preferred spelling for both words is briar … Modern English usage
Brier — Briar or brier is a common name for a number of unrelated thicket forming thorny plants, including species in the genera Rosa , Rubus and Smilax .Briar or Brier may also refer to:;Sports * Tim Hortons Brier (or simply The Brier ), the Canadian… … Wikipedia
Briar — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brier — Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brier root — Brier Bri er, Briar Bri ar (br[imac] [ e]r), n. [OE. brere, brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn, brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.] 1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Briar Patch — may refer to:* Br er Rabbit s patch for hiding as told in the Uncle Remus stories. * Briar Patch (Star Trek), a region of space in the fictional Star Trek universe * Briar Patch (film), a 2003 movie starring Dominique Swain * Briar Patch (novel) … Wikipedia
briar — see BRIER (Cf. brier) … Etymology dictionary
Briar — Bri ar, n. Same as {Brier}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
briar — (also brier) ► NOUN ▪ a prickly scrambling shrub, especially a wild rose. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
